HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) announced the appointment of Ashoka Goonesekere as a Non-Executive Independent Director recently. With over 36 years of experience in the Banking Sector, Goonesekere has overlooked several functions ranging from Financial Reporting, Financial Management, Taxation, Financial Operations and Risk Management. Goonesekere has been in the Corporate Management of Hatton National BankPLC as the Chief Financial Officer and in DFCC Bank PLC as theSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and the Senior Vice President Integrated Risk Management/Chief Risk Officer.

Goonesekere has served in several Boards including Acuity Partners, Acuity Stock Brokers, Acuity Securities and of Sithma Development as well as the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board and in addition, he has Chaired and served in several Board Sub Committees.